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SOURCE: The Boston Consulting Group
January 10, 2013 00:01 ET
Traditional Players Have Muscled Their Way Into The Boston Consulting Group's Most Innovative Companies List, Leapfrogging Historically Dominant Technology Firms, Survey of 1,500 Executives Finds
Traditional Players Have Muscled Their Way Into The Boston Consulting Group's Most Innovative Companies List, Leapfrogging Historically Dominant Technology Firms, Survey of 1,500 Executives Finds
BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Jan 10, 2013) - While technology and telecommunications companies continue to dominate the top ten spots on The Boston Consulting Group's list of most innovative companies, many traditional companies -- most notably industrial and automotive companies but also diversified conglomerates -- have joined the list, staking out their places alongside the usual tech suspects.
Since 2004, BCG has surveyed more than 1,500 senior executives in a wide range of countries and industries to help illuminate the state of innovation. In a new report titled "The Most Innovative Companies 2012: The State of the Art in Leading Industries," the firm reveals the 50 companies that global executives ranked as the most innovative.
Coinciding with the start of BCG's fiftieth anniversary celebration, the report is part of its Game-Changing Initiative, a year-long effort to focus decision makers on the opportunities the seismic shifts in the global economy are creating.
"In today's fast-changing world, innovation is more important than ever to driving organic growth and achieving competitive advantage," noted Andrew Taylor, a Chicago-based partner and a coauthor of the report, "Both are critical to generating sustained, above-average returns, especially in a turbulent economic environment."
The tech and telecom industries continued to take the lead on innovation, earning seven of the top ten places on BCG's list. Many of these companies have demonstrated impressive staying power in the top rankings:
But the world of bits and bytes no longer comes exclusively to mind when executives think of innovation. In a notable development, traditional industries such as industrial products and automotive together made up 40 percent of the list, comparable to the percentage that the technology industry held in 2010. Automotive companies made up 7 of the top 25 companies in 2012, for example, and 5 diversified industrial companies entered or returned to the rankings.
Industry-level shifts do not begin to describe all the changes going on in the innovation environment. The world of innovation may be a place where the small and nimble succeed, but it is also a place where the biggest and most diversified companies generate measurable advantages in scale and scope. These "premium conglomerates" have built their innovation capability so that they add value from the center to the diverse business units that they own. In all, 11 of the top 50 most innovative companies were diversified conglomerates.
Meanwhile, the usual pure-play life-sciences companies failed to achieve a spot in the rankings. Since 2007, only one pure-play health care company has placed in the rankings, and none has placed since 2009.
BCG also asked executives a host of questions to assess the current and future robustness of the innovation environment. Among the many indicators used, two of the most critical were the relative priority of innovation and the outlook for increased innovation spending over the coming year (2013). Executives rated these indicators at their highest levels in more than five years.
In addition, the report details the major industry and company trends that have emerged since the survey began and maps the innovation landscape in four major industries that dominated the list in 2012 -- industrial products and processes, automotive, consumer and retail, and technology and telecommunications -- as well as in an industry that has struggled to regain its place: health care.
Finally, the authors examine six practices of the most innovative companies and explore how those practices have played out at innovation leaders across a range of industries.
"Billions in profits are at stake for companies that can crack the code and deliver meaningful advantage from innovation, as we've seen from the ever-changing list of most innovative companies," said Kim Wagner, a New York-based senior partner and a coauthor of the report.
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Since a mural of hipsters, a cartoonish cat and a Native American Indian chief was sprayed by aerosol can onto the side of the Everyday Convenience Store on April 5, store clerks have collected 45 pages of signatures in support of the art staying in place.
Because neither the artists nor the business, at College Drive and East Eighth Avenue, got approval for the mural from the citys Design Review Board, the murals fate ultimately could be determined during a public hearing May 14.
The stores owner, Harbins Lali of Denver, still has to look at the art this weekend and decide what he wants to do, said Kathy Chastain, the stores local manager, who thinks the art is way cool. Its something I had thought of doing anyway.
Only five customers have told her they did not like it, she said.
City Manager Ron LeBlanc said the city is not out to punish the artists or business but wants to make sure protocol is followed for putting art on the exterior of a commercial building.
We know its not graffiti, LeBlanc said.
The mural was created by artists who were participating in a show called Open Art Surgery at the Durango Arts Center from April 6 to 14, but it was not a project of the arts center, said Sheri Rochford Figgs, the arts center executive director.
The show attracted public artists artists who work on public spaces such as the sides of buildings from the region as well as around the country. It had the edgy, big-city vibe that made one attendee remark that he did not feel like he was in Durango, but in San Francisco, Chicago or New York, Rochford Figgs said.
Rochford Figgs, however, did not think the city of Durango was being provincial in wanting to subject the mural to review.
They have to be fair, Rochford Figgs said. If you have five children and let one get away with something, the other four children start pushing against you.
Nicol Killian, a city planner, said the main objective of the review is to determine whether the mural is an advertisement because the city has criteria for signs.
Theres no way we would approve a sign the size of that wall, Killian said.
The business would not face any civil penalties or fines because the review process is free, but the five-member board could ask the business take it down, Killian said.
Chastain said the artists have offered to paint the wall back to white if the mural is not approved as well as present an alternative design to the board.
The failure to ask for city approval was an oversight because the store had assumed the artists had taken care of it, she said.
Two artists who worked on the project declined to speak on the record because they thought it was a touchy situation. As artists, they believe they should not comment about their work but let the art speak for itself.
They approached the business about painting a mural because they viewed the wall as an open canvas and liked the stores proximity to Fort Lewis College. They offered different explanations for not getting city approval. One said it was just an oversight. The other said he did not think the city would have ever approved it because murals often are negatively associated with gangs.
They said 10 artists in their 20s to their mid-40s painted the mural over five hours April 5. They were a little ambivalent about the murals fate, saying the nature of public art is impermanent anyway.
But the artist who painted the murals Indian chief believes a favorable ruling could open the door to more murals.
He said he was gratified the mural has gotten so much public support.

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The Korean Collection of the Harvard-Yenching Library, established in 1951, is now regarded as a premier research collection for Korean studies in the United States. At present, the collection consists of more than 167,000 volumes of monographs, 1,275 periodicals, and more than 8,400 reels of microfilm. The scope of the collection is wide, ranging from archaeology to contemporary economic development, with an emphasis on the humanities and social sciences. Among its unique features are a group of genealogies and official examination rosters from the 17th century, which form an indispensable source for the study of social mobility in traditional Korea; a large collection of literary writings by individual authors in classical Chinese 文集; and a comprehensive collection of books, journals, government documents, and other materials on Korea's post-war economic development. It is the primary collector at Harvard of Korean-language newspapers, most of which are on microfilm.
More than 6,000 volumes of North Korean publications are currently held, and every effort is being made to build this aspect of the collection. In conjunction with the Korean-language holdings of the Harvard Law School Library, the Rübel Asiatic Research Collection of the Fine Arts Library, and the Harvard Map Collection, the Korean Collection of the Harvard-Yenching Library plays an important role in supporting all Korea-related teaching and research activities at Harvard. It is also a member of the Korean Collections Consortium of North America supported by the Korea Foundation of Seoul, Korea.
Questions and comments, including requests for materials and inquiries about how to use the collection, should be directed to Mikyung Kang, Librarian for the Korean Collection, at 617-495-0572 or via e-mail.
Selected Harvard-Yenching Resources
- Search for Korean-Language Newspapers in Harvard-Yenching Library
- Digital Resources for Korean Studies
- Finding Images of East Asia at Harvard and Beyond
- Korean Films, Comic Books, and Audio Materials in Harvard-Yenching Library
Requesting Materials
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- Korea Institute
Information about Korea-focused talks, courses, and scholars at Harvard
- Harvard University Asia Center
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East Asia-related courses and faculty
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Information about Harvard-Yenching Institute visiting scholars and Institute programs
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Collections on Asian art in Asian and Western languages
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Extensive collections of Korean ceramics and paintings, as well as other Asian art
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Among the keen observers of the draw for the Women's Olympic Football Tournament at Wembley Stadium last week was Kelly Smith, a veteran of the game in England, who had a closer view than most as she joined Brazil star Ronaldo and others in assisting with the ceremony.
The 33-year-old watched on as Great Britain were placed in Group E alongside Brazil, Cameroon and New Zealand, while intriguing fixtures involving heavyweights Japan, Sweden and USA were formed in the other two pools.
Smith, England women's record goalscorer with 45 goals, feels that London 2012 can help continue the strong momentum currently pushing women's football following the success of last year's FIFA Women's World Cup™ in Germany.
"This is the time now for women's football to kick on and really be a showcase to see what the women's game is about," the Arsenal Ladies star told FIFA.com. "The opening game at Cardiff is the event before the big ceremony so all eyes will hopefully be on that. This is definitely our time now for women's football to be seen in the press and on TV and raise the profile of the women's game."
Gold medal in sight
With five of the eight quarter-finalists from Germany 2011, as well as England's contribution to Team GB, taking part in the July/August tournament, quality is sure to be high. Smith, however, is relishing the prospect of taking on some of the world's finest teams and believes Great Britain are good enough to claim gold.
"I'm really pleased with the draw. Brazil is just a mouth-watering prospect, playing against Marta – one of the best players in the world – at Wembley," Smith enthused. "New Zealand are an outfit that we are a little bit familiar with, playing for England.
"We played them a couple of times before the World Cup, then drew them in the World Cup and beat them. So we know a lot about them and their style of play. And then you have Cameroon, an African team we have never played against.
"I certainly like to think we can win it. The English-based players have got a lot of big-game experience now and we're progressing in every tournament that we play in. We beat Japan and we were the only team to beat Japan, who eventually won the World Cup last year. We're certainly moving in the right direction and I don't see why we can't get out of the group and reach the final."
Experienced coach Hope Powell, who led England to the last eight of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where they were eliminated on penalties by France, will take charge of the Great Britain team for the Olympics.
Powell can select a squad containing players from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with an announcement expected by the end of this month. Smith admits she has "absolutely no idea" who will be picked but expects a considerable English contingent to be involved.
"I know the long list has been made into a shortlist, and I know pretty much nobody has turned it down," she explained. "A lot of England players have experience of playing tournament football over the last five or six years, going to World Cups and European Championships."
Race for fitness
Few have more experience than Smith herself. Her ongoing career, which began 18 years ago, has included two FIFA Women's World Cups, 15 trophies with Arsenal, two separate spells in USA's domestic league and more than 100 caps for England.
This year provides a first opportunity to appear at an Olympic Football Tournament, though, and it is one that Smith is excited about. She will have to prove her fitness before then, however, as a stress fracture means she is currently using crutches. But the Watford-born forward expects to be ready before the Games kick off.
"There's certainly a chance of me playing. I'm on crutches at the minute but I hope to be off these in a week," she concluded. "I've been biking and swimming to keep up my fitness so June is the time when I'll be back playing and training with a football. So if everything goes according to plan, hopefully I'll be fit and hopefully selected."


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An 11-year-old selectively edited secret recording of Donald J. Trump speaking to Access Hollywood host Billy Bush has been released in violation of the law by The Washington Post Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos' blog. Secret recordings without consent are totally illegal in the state of California, where the video was filmed. California is a "two-party consent" state which means […]Read Story


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Wednesday is "Marcus Cooper Day" at Bloomfield High School, and Cooper will have a message for students only six, seven years younger than he is.
"I'm going to look back at my personal experiences." Cooper said Tuesday. "I'm going to talk about persevering through whatever trials you face. There are things I had to overcome, and fighting through those moments allowed me to be where I am today."


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The clue Grammy Winning Singer Of "Shepherd Moons" appeared on The New York Times on Sunday, 24 September, 2017. The most likely answer is ENYA.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - King College placed nine wrestlers in the NCAA Division II Super Region II preseason weight class rankings, released by the organization.
Frank Morgan was the highest Tornado in the rankings at No. 2 in the 197-pound class. The junior from Maynardville, Tenn., was a NAIA National Runner-Up in 2009 with a 23-8 record in the same weight class. In his freshman season of 2007-08 he was a NAIA National qualifier.
Senior Shad Rissler (Washingtonville, N.Y.) was ranked third among the 141 pound grapplers. He was a NAIA All-American in 2009 after qualifying for the NAIA Nationals in 2007 and 2008. In his previous three seasons he has combined for a 61-41 record.
John Erickson (Virginia Beach, Va.) enters the 2010-11 season as the No. 4 133 pound wrestler in the region. He went 7-2 a season ago after earning NAIA All-American honors in 2009.
Phil Ramirez (Virginia Beach, Va.) was ranked fourth in the 157-pound class. In the 2008-09 season he went 17-6 in the 149-pound bouts before redshirting last season.
Brandon Tressler (Orlando, Fla.) starts his sophomore season at No. 4 in the 184-pound rankings. He was a NAIA National qualifier in 2009 in the 174-pound division.
Dakota Moore (Pemberton, N.J.) comes to King after winning the NJCAA Nationals a season ago in the 174-pound division which helped him to the No. 5 region ranking in the same weight class.
Dondricus Anderson (Macon, Ga.) was placed No. 6 in the 285-pound class after redshirting last season. He has two trips to the NJCAA Nationals on his resume prior to King.
Nick Stella (Sweet Home, N.Y.) has the No. 6 spot among 149-pound wrestlers in the super region. He redshirted a season ago after a trip to the NAIA National Championship as a 141-pound wrestler in 2009.
Ryan Lowery (Saltville, Va.) also was No. 6, but in the 125-pound division.
Overall King ranked third with nine wrestlers in the 10 weight classes. Only defending NCAA Division II National Champion, Nebraska Omaha and the University of Findlay (Ohio) were able to have a wrestler in every weight class.
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Anthropocene is the Wrong Word
Has the human impact on Earth "cut to the very bone" of deep time, as some have claimed, effectively ending the Holocene Epoch and ushering in what should be called the Anthropocene?
Yes – and then No.
Yes, we are bringing the Holocene Epoch to a dismal end, and we need to face the full horror of what we are doing. We are recklessly destroying the ecological and geophysical conditions under which our lives and the lives of countless other creatures evolved, making us all suddenly maladapted. Even as we doom ourselves, we destroy the prospects of other beings, from the shining little lives in the seas to the fierce lives in the trees. Plants and animals die and die and die. No one entirely knows who they are; no one knows what will replace them. This is moral monstrosity on a planetary scale.
That situation merits its own name, and so something like the Anthropocene makes sense. But we should use words cautiously. Words are powerful, magical, impossible to control. With a single misguided phrase, they can move a concept from one world into another, altering forever the landscape of our thinking. It's essential that we get this straight now.
So no, not the Anthropocene. That name completely muddles the message. We don't name new epochs after the destructive force that ended the epoch that came before. The International Committee on Stratigraphy didn't name the Tertiary Period the "Asteroidic," even if an asteroid is suspected of having ended the Cretaceous. The period after the Permian isn't the "SuperVolcanonian." The end-Cretaceous asteroid did its damage and sank into the earth, and the future sailed on. The volcanoes did their work and then unraveled into the oceans. And so, too, will humans' impacts crash into the earth and sink away.
The next epoch, if it has a name at all, should be named after rock bearing the evidence of what comes next. That will not be us.
Given human impacts on the planet, everything will change – true. But human fossils will not dominate the fossil record for the next geological epoch. Nor will the future be built to a human blueprint. Proud, solipsistic creatures that we are, we can convince ourselves that we are shaping Earth and, for a blink in time, it may be so. We have drawn perfect lines across the landscape, fence-rows parceling out property boundaries and delineating poisoned fields of corn and soybeans. But what we are sowing in those squares are the seeds of the destruction of our proud visions. How long will it take the whirlwinds to sweep them away, and along with them the chances of our children? And now, the very notion that humans have become the "deciders," the shapers of Earth, makes Earth guffaw in swirls of violence. If we are shaping anything at all, we are shaping climate chaos, and chaos in the ocean and on the land. If there is a voice in that whirlwind, it is not the voice of man.
So what is the right name for this new epoch? Tradition has it that periods are named after the place where geologists found the boundary between two assemblages of fossils – the lower rocks holding the squashed remains of the extinct species and the rocks above holding the remains of the species that swept in to take their place. Thus the Devonian Period is named after rock layers found near the village of Devon, in England. Some epochs are named after a prominent feature of its fossil record. Thus the Oligocene is named for the few (oligo-) fossils found above the Eocene/Oligocene boundary. And some periods are named after the characteristics of the layers laid down during that expanse of time. Thus, the Cretaceous: creta, chalk, after the extensive chalk fields where geologists dug into the depths of that era.
So it would seem that we have some choices. Name the onrushing epoch after a place where the boundary between the rubble of the old era and the new is clearly seen? Then perhaps we are entering the Dubai-cene, for that mirage city built of petroleum. Or name it after a characteristic of the dividing layer? Then we're probably in the Unforgiveable-crimescene. If we name it after the layers of rubble that will pile up during the extinction of most of the plants and animals of the Holocene – the ruined remains of so many of the living beings we grew up with, buried in human waste – then we are entering the Obscene Epoch. It's from the Latin: ob- (heap onto) and -caenum (filth).
Kathleen Dean Moore, philosophy professor at Oregon State University, is the co-editor of Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril and the author of Wild Comfort, Holdfast, Riverwalking, and other books. Learn more at her website: www.riverwalking.com.
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I doesn't matter if you use words that can have disturbing implications about my well being.
I don't feel the need to go get some medications for that state of being.
I live full life and enjoy every second of it.
We are a global force, and we have an agency.
My view on that agency is preservation of life, and learning about that life to be able to understand it better.
Hope is a driving force behind change, but no actual change can be accomplished without action.
Hope doesn't save trees from bulldozers and wildlife from poachers.
The moment there's a global will to stop all this madness that is happening around the world, I'll start hoping.
Until then, I'm just enjoying the life as I can, helping life, human and non-human, that is my close proximity, and try to live my life doing as little damage as I can.
Can you imagine every human on the Planet doing at least that.
We would solve so much problems that instance.
You're partially right, this can be a mental trigger for people to finally "get it"
But most people are not looking "that far into the future", and I'm "afraid" that by the time future finally approaches into their field of view, it will be too late.
Like always, I hope I'm wrong.
By Emanuel on Tue, August 12, 2014 at 3:28 pm
David Grinspoon: This article is actually optimistic because the author, Kathleen Dean Moore, is also assuming our ultimate survival into the next epoch.
By Kathy Hutton on Mon, August 11, 2014 at 1:09 pm
@David Grinspoon, I can't agree with what you said.
Article has some misanthropic sound in it, but the reality is harsh, and the points made in the article are solid.
We are not stopping the destruction of the planet and our self. We are not becoming aware of it. Sure, there is more and more talk about it, which is mostly discarded by the fact that "it happened so many times in Earths history"
But talk is cheep. Action has to be taken globally, with every human being acting with the new agenda of preserving the planets deaths and the death of what's left of life on it.
And that isn't happening, and I don't see it will change.
Today we have a threat of a third world war above our heads.
Religious extremists of all three western religion are making a mess whenever they can, convinced that they are blessed from God for their actions.
"There is plenty of hope in the Universe… Just not for us"
- Kafka
I always hope I'm wrong when I think about it.
By Emanuel on Fri, August 08, 2014 at 1:39 pm
I completely disagree. Why not give a name that expresses hope that we can do things in the right way? Obviously the human race has a lot to learn, but your viewpoint seems to be infused with pessimism that verges on misanthropy. For me the point of the anthropocene is to recognize that we do have agency as a global force and with that realization grow into the responsibility to act accordingly.
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AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14: Played 22 rounds over eight events earning honorable mention All-WCC recognition for a second straight season ... compiled a 77.64 average with one top-10 and three top-20 finishes ... had her top three 54-hole scores over the last three events of the season ... competed in all five events during the spring ... had a career-best round (73) and first top-10 finish (9th) at the WCC Championship ... played as an individual in her three spring events tying for 36th at the BSU Fall Invitational (78-76-84=238) ... shot 83-81=164 (+20) to tie for 28th at the SCU Colby Invitational ... rounds of 82-80=162 for a 36th place tie at the Firestone Grill Invitational ... tied for 12th at the Grand Canyon Invitational with rounds of 76-78-77=231 ... scored 80-74-77=231 at the Juli Inkster Invitational to tie for 44th ... tied for 29th at +13 (75-77-77=229) at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic ... had her best 54-hole score (75-74-77=226) to finish 16th at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic ... scored a personal-best 73 in the second round to place 9th at the WCC Championship, her first career top-10.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13: Named honorable mention All-WCC … played 17 rounds in six events during her first season … totaled six rounds with scores in the 70s … earned her first top 20 finish in her first event with rounds of 81-76-77=234 for 14th place at the Firestone Grill Invitational … with rounds of 82 and 80 tied for 35th at the Santa Clara Colby Invitational … shot 77, 76 and 80 for her best to par (+17) finish of the year at the Juli Inkster Invitational … shot a season-low 74 in the third round at the WCC Championship along with 82 and 80 for her best finish of the year at 13th.
HIGH SCHOOL: Highly-accomplished prep golfer from Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Calif. … won the 2011 Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) at Mission Hills Resort Gary Player Course with rounds of 71 and 74 on April 10, 2011 … claimed her first-ever FCWT title one week earlier by winning the 2011 Hunter Ranch event behind a final-round 75 on March 6, 2011 … placed 2nd at back-to-back FCWT events in December 2011 and January 2012, first at PGA West Nicklaus and Stadium, then at Bayonet and Black Horse (Bayonet Course) … partnered with three-time PGA Tour winner Phil Blackmar at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach and tied for 11th at the event … four-year varsity letter-winner for Amador Valley … served as team captain and earned the Coaches Award … shot a 3-under par 33 as a freshman against rival Foothill … shot a 2-over 74 at Lone Tree Golf Course in Antioch to lead the Amador Valley to its first team title at the North Coast Section (NCS) Division I Tournament of Champions as a junior … helped the Dons dominate the East Bay Athletic League as a senior, going unbeaten during the regular season and winning the league tournament with a team score of 386 (EBAL and school records) at Deer Ridge Golf Club in Brentwood … earned All-EBAL honors as a senior.
PERSONAL: Born in Mountain View, Calif. … daughter of Kevin and Stephanie Riley … has one younger brother, Austin … enjoys singing, playing guitar, fishing and reading … actively volunteered for the First Tee Program throughout high school … She will be studying in the School of Arts and Science.
Top Finishes
9th – WCC Championship (Apr. 14-16, 2014)
T-12th – Grand Canyon Invitational (Feb. 24-25, 2014)
13th – WCC Championship (Apr. 15-17, 2013)
Lowest Rounds
73 – WCC Championship, 2nd Rd (Apr. 15, 2014)
74 – Wyoming Cowgirl Classic, 2nd Rd (Apr. 7, 2014)
74 – Juli Inkster Invitational, 2nd Rd (Mar. 3, 2014)
74 – WCC Championship, 3rd Rd (Apr. 17, 2013)
Lowest 36-Hole Scores
149 – Wyoming Cowgirl Classic (Apr. 7-8, 2014)
152 – WCC Championship (Apr. 14-16, 2014)
152 – Anuenue Spring Break Classic (Mar. 24-26, 2014)
Lowest 54-Hole Scores
226 – Wyoming Cowgirl Classic (Apr. 7-8, 2014)
227 – WCC Championship (Apr. 14-16, 2014)
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VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR - Carol Davis
Carol Davis is a member of the Southwest FL Chapter # 6049 in District 9 and has been involved with USA Dance for 10 years. Her outstanding contributions this year include supporting a special needs group of people in her local community. She received nominations and recommendations not only from the members in her chapter but from other individuals as well.
In the local community working with the special populations group she instructed 45 individuals on Monday mornings and 27 adults in the afternoon. Her work is most admirable. At an intermediate care facility she put together a dance routine that the inhabitants performed as part of a fashion show.
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Longmont's Tony Lewis was on his way Thursday to collect a bee swarm at a home in Westminster when he was asked the question that has beekeepers buzzing this spring.
Where are all the swarms?
"I got my first swarm call about three days ago, and this is only my third or fourth call of the season," said Lewis, who does free bee swarm removal through TonysBeeRemoval.com.
"By now I have usually had 50 or 60 calls," Lewis said. "A couple years ago, I was getting 10 to 15 calls a day."
Boulder's record April snowfall of 47.6 inches, followed by another foot of snow and record low of 17 degrees at the start of May -- has triggered some seasonal anomalies. Those include a late crop of dandelions, stunted tree bud development and, so far, a near-swarmless spring.
The phenomenon of honey bee swarming, most typically seen in the Boulder County area between April 15 and May 15, is triggered by the bees' wintering space becoming overcrowded and is a natural step in the bees' reproductive process. The presiding queen leaves the hive, taking roughly half the hive population of worker bees with her, forging a new colony. The bees remaining behind then create a new queen, in her place.
But if a hive has not thrived to the point where crowding exists, or if the bees know that the sources of nutrition they depend on don't exist at adequate levels, either factor can affect the timing and level of swarming that will be witnessed.
Symptomatic of a larger pattern
"I have been catching swarms for about 15 years on the Front Range, and what I can say is that they are three weeks late," said Corwin Bell, founder of BackYardHive.com. He advocates an approach in which backyard beekeepers consider themselves "bee guardians," and he emphasizes a naturalistic, non-interventional approach to the hobby.
Recent trips Bell has made to Paonia and Carbondale, he said, show a similar pattern around the state. He said the state's wintry introduction to spring is a clear factor in the bees' reluctance to swarm.
"If you drive through Boulder, you'll notice there are no blooming trees," Bell said. "Everyone is saying they are just late to bloom. But if you look at their buds, they got hit by that last cold spell; they're not going to bloom."
Miles McGaughey, president of the Boulder County Beekeepers Association, keeps from 75 to as many as 350 hives of differing varieties at his Longmont property. He has collected only a handful of swarms this year but points out that the phenomenon of bee swarming is "an iffy deal" in the best of times.
"It's a timing issue with bees," McGaughey said. "They swarm when conditions are really prime for survival of the swarm that is leaving. They try to do it when there's lots of resources available, which around here is fruit bloom and dandelions, both of which were significantly delayed this year, and in the case of the fruit blooms, totally annihilated.
"And because of that there is just a high probability that many bee hives will not swarm, and those that do should swarm significantly later than last year."
Tom Theobald, owner of the Niwot Honey Farm, is in his 38th year as a beekeeper.
"If we're going to have swarming, it's likely to commence in the next week or two because we've had one of the best dandelion blooms in years, and that's a major source of nectar and pollen for the bees," said Theobald, a founder of Boulder County Beekeepers. "We look at that (the dandelion bloom) as the end of winter. The colonies who are better able to respond will now be getting crowded."
Colony Collapse Disorder
The swarming discussion takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing conversation concerning Colony Collapse Disorder, the mysterious crisis first reported in 2006. That's when commercial beekeepers started to notice large-scale deaths of honey bee colonies throughout the United States and around the globe.
Mortality rates for commercial beekeepers, according to a report released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have run as high as 33 percent from 2006 to 2011, with some anecdotal reports by beekeepers claiming a 90 percent loss of their managed hives.
The USDA report examined a wide range of factors, including the role of a parasitic mite called Varroa destructor, which has often been found in decimated colonies, as well as the widespread use of pesticides, including neonicotinoids.
However, the report stated, "While a number of potential causes have been championed by a variety of researchers and interest groups, none of them have stood up to detailed scrutiny. Every time a claim is made of finding a 'smoking gun,' further investigation has not been able to make the leap from a correlation to cause-and-effect."
It went on to state, "Researchers have concluded that no one factor is the cause of CCD. Most likely, CCD is caused by multiple factors. It is not possible to know at this time if all CCD incidents are due to the same set of factors, or if the factors follow the same sequence in every case."
Bell, who estimates recent hive loss in Colorado at between 50 and 60 percent, points to the European Union's vote late last month to ban the use of three neonicotinoids on crops attractive to bees for a two-year period, starting Dec. 1.
"They need to pass it here," Bell said. "There are a whole bunch of lawns and gardens that are using those, and the (resulting) large hive loss has added to the less swarming that we're getting."
Theobald, among those who unsuccessfully argued before the Boulder County commissioners for a neonicotinoid ban more than a year ago, said, "We are faced with some very serious problems, and the systemic pesticides are at the root of what has been presented as a great mystery.
"But if you look closely at the science," Theobald said, "most of the problems can trace their origin to the damage being done by these systemic pesticides.
"They are very, very damaging, and until we change the environment in which we're trying to survive, I don't see any improvement."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Charlie Brennan at 303-473-1327 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Bee swarm hotline: If you find yourself with an unwanted swarm of bees on your property -- they usually cluster in the size of a football -- you can have the swarm safely removed by calling the Bee Swarm Hotline at 720-443-2331.
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100 new jobs coming to City of Lockport as part of proposal to renovate portions of building in Harrison Radiator complex; combined projects total almost $50 million
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency received applications for assistance Wednesday from Covanta Niagara L.P. and 210 Walnut Street for two major economic development projects in the cities of Niagara Falls and Lockport, respectively. Both applications will be voted on at the January board meeting after public comment sessions are held.
Covanta Niagara L.P. plans to invest $30.1 million at its Niagara Falls facility on 56th Street on various capital investment projects to enhance the company's steam operations capacity. The capital investments include funding of $5 million to build a new steam line; $10.5 million capital investment to expand steam operations; $9 million to build a new rail transfer facility; and $5.6 million to build a new special waste handling facility. Covanta Niagara L.P. employs 86 workers and, once the investment projects are completed, the company will add 23 new jobs increasing its workforce to 109 with a total annual payroll of approximately $10.9 million. The projects also will create 160 construction jobs.
"The Covanta project is the proverbial sweet spot for our agency in that it is a clean energy company, the project is located in the City of Niagara Falls and, perhaps just as important, the expansion will remediate a brownfield site," said Henry M. Sloma, chairman of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency. "It is important to note that this multimillion investment will support the operations of Greenpac, which also benefited from the support of our agency. We are proud of the work of our board in creating and retaining jobs and the significant capital investment being made in the City of Niagara Falls."
Covanta Niagara L.P. is part of Covanta Energy, an international company that utilizes state-of-the-art technology to manage facilities that generate energy from waste. Covanta Niagara L.P. provides process steam for several companies in Niagara Falls that provide hundreds of jobs. The need for the expansion is the result of the construction and operations of the Greenpac paper mill facility.
The estimated cost benefit analysis calculates that the project will have an annual positive economic impact of approximately $37.8 million in Niagara County. Covanta Niagara L.P. is seeking a 15-year payment in lieu of taxes, sales tax abatements and a mortgage recording tax abatement.
A subsidiary of the Greater Lockport Development Corp., 210 Walnut Street, LLC plans to renovate two floors of Building 4 in the former Harrison Radiator complex at 210 Walnut St., in the City of Lockport. The space would be leased to Trek Inc., which has committed to being the anchor tenant of Building 4 upon completion of the renovations to the two floors.
"The fact is that Trek was leaving Medina and looking at other sites in New York state and locations throughout the country," Sloma said. "At least we were able to keep the existing jobs in Western New York, but the added benefit is the creation of the new jobs and investment and a re-use of a former industrial site."
The relocation of Trek's headquarters from Medina will bring 72 jobs to Lockport with the creation of 26 new jobs over the next three years. Trek moved its research and design operations to 57 Canal St., Lockport, in 2011. The estimated cost benefit analysis calculates that the project will have an annual positive economic impact of approximately $18.8 million in Niagara County.
Trek Inc. is a manufacturer of high-voltage amplifiers, electrostatic measurement instruments and a variety of other high-tech products. The company has outgrown its facility in Medina and needs a larger footprint to ensure continued growth. Trek has already sold the Medina building and must vacate by the spring of 2013.
A 10-year lease will be executed upon the completion of a $4 million renovation of the first and second floors of the building by 210 Walnut Street LLC. The third floor will be reserved for Trek's expansion over five years. Additionally, the company will have a future purchase option on the entire building.
210 Walnut Street LLC plans to start renovations to the 32,000-square-foot first floor in January in order for Trek to start manufacturing operations in the spring. Trek plans move administrative functions to the Trek Technology Center at 57 Canal St., until the remainder of the work is completed in the summer. Walnut Street LLC is requesting a five-year Opportunity Zone PILOT followed by a 15-year commercial PILOT, sales tax abatements and mortgage recording tax abatement.
About the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency
The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency is a not-for-profit public benefit corporation established in 1972 by the Niagara County Legislature. Under the provisions of the New York Industrial Development Agency Act, the NCIDA is empowered to actively attract and develop economically sound commerce and industry, thereby fostering job opportunities, general prosperity, and economic welfare for all residents of Niagara County. The NCIDA utilizes a variety of financing, tax incentive and job training programs to induce economic growth. Many of these programs can be employed individually to meet a specific need or assembled to form a comprehensive development package.


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Author Notes: I've combined two of my favorite dishes into this Andouille and Dijon Polenta. I've borrowed the andouille sausage from dirty (or Cajun) rice, a go-to comfort food of mine, while also borrowing a dijon lemon cream sauce that I like to use in scallop risotto. The polenta comes out so smooth and creamy thanks to the sauce, and the mixture of fennel in the andouille, dijon, lemon zest, and tarragon make for a rich yet bright flavor at the same time. —theicp
Food52 Review: A one-dish meal that calls for nothing more than an accompanying green salad, The Internet Princess's polenta is as creamy and rich as it gets, but it's far from a one-note wonder. There's a subtle tang from the Dijon, and it's studded with bits of spicy andouille and flecked with fresh spinach and tarragon -- the latter managing to keep things just short of excessive. We'd never made polenta this way before (you build a base with the sausage and onions, then add chicken stock and polenta, cooking the ingredients all together), but we definitely will in the future. If you can't find raw andouille, you can just brown chopped pre-cooked andouille in a bit of olive oil, like we did. - A&M —The Editors
Serves: 4 as a side dish, or two as a main
Cup polenta
Cup chicken stock
Lb Andouille sauage, ground or casings removed
White onion, finely chopped
Cup spinach, chopped
Cup heavy whipping cream
Cup white wine
Tablespoon dijon mustard
Teaspoon garlic paste
Teaspoon lemon zest
Kosher salt and pepper to taste
Tablespoon of butter, broken into quarters (optional)
Teaspoon tarragon, chopped
Kosher salt and pepper to taste
- In a large saute pan on medium high heat, break up the andouille sausage and cook all the way through - about five minutes.
- Once the andouille is browned, add the diced onion and cook in the fat from the sausage for about three to five minutes or until the onions are translucent.
- Add the chicken stock to the pan, and bring to a boil on high heat. Once the stock is boiling, slowly whisk in the polenta.
- Reduce the heat of the pan and periodically stir the polenta to prevent clumping for about ten minutes or until the stock seems to have been absorbed by the polenta.
- Meanwhile, make the Dijon sauce by adding the white wine and heavy whipping cream to a smaller sauté pan on low heat. Whisk for about a minute, then add the Dijon, garlic paste, tarragon, and lemon zest. Continue to whisk for another few minutes so that all the ingredients are properly incorporated.
- Stir the dijon sauce and chopped spinach into the polenta, ensuring that all the ingredients are evenly distributed. Top with a few pats of butter and season with some hefty pinches of salt and pepper. Serve as a side or make it your main course with a simple salad.
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The common theme of the night included service to the community and teamwork among the governing bodies.
Augusta voters had a chance to learn more about the people who hope to represent them on the city council and school board Tuesday night.
The candidates had a chance to make an opening statement, answered a few specific questions and then made a closing statement.
The common theme of the night included service to the community and teamwork among the governing bodies.
The candidates had a lot to say about how they would make decisions if they are elected.
City Council, Ward 3
In Ward Three, the election is competitive but certainly not combative. Long-time City Councilor Mike Rawlings and First Southern Baptist Church Pastor Cale Magruder are competing for the seat on the governing body.
But both men spoke very highly of their opponent Tuesday.
"Whoever you elect from Ward Three, you will get a good candidate," Rawlings said.
Magruder, in his closing statement called Rawlings a "faithful servant of the city for many years."
In his opening statement, Rawlings had pointed out that the work experience he brings to the position has been and could continue to be an asset to the city.
Magruder said his experience as a leader would be beneficial on the board. He also said that being able to agree in a positive way is important.
"It is impossible to always agree but we should always act in such a way to treat people appropriately," Magruder said.
When asked what they believed Augusta's biggest asset is, both men agreed that the school system was near the top of the list.
"Currently, it is our new schools," Rawlings said. He pointed out that the city, the school system and the chamber of commerce along with some private individuals went together to purchase advertising to market the town to surrounding communities recently.
Magruder agreed but he also said that instead of focusing on one best asset, that he would like to see the city use every tool and asset to promote Augusta.
When asked about how to develop a sustainable water supply for the future, Magruder said he agreed with the recent move to pass a sales tax to fund a new waterline to El Dorado Lake and also the Walnut River diversion plan that could help keep the city lake full during non-peak months.
Rawlings said when it comes to water, some years you have to much and some years you don't have enough.
"It's been that way for 50 years," Rawlings said. "We have made many improvements to the water supply system and I am happy that we will soon have a new line to El Dorado."
City Council Ward 4
In Ward Four, only candidate Danny Helmer was able to attend Tuesday's forum. Incumbent Ron Reavis was traveling with his job. Reavis plans his work excursions to allow him to attend council meetings, but he was unable to attend Tuesday.
His wife, Theresa, made an opening statement on his behalf but only Helmer was able to answer questions and give a closing statement.
Mrs. Reavis read from Reavis' statement. He said he wanted to thank citizens of Ward Four for their support.
"Four years have passed quickly," the statement said. He said the council had accomplished a lot in that time.
In his statement, Helmer said he was a fourth generation farmer who knows the value of hard work.
When asked what qualities were most important in a new city manager, Helmer said he wanted to see a person who could bring the council together to work as a unit. He said he would like to see the council hire someone young with a young family who would stay in the area for a long time and not use Augusta as a stepping stone.
When asked what city programs were underfunded and whether he would be willing to increase the mill levee to fund them more appropriately, Helmer said he thinks the mill levee is already high and if it went any higher it might become unattractive to people considering Augusta as a new home for themselves or their business.
"At some point we have to make some cuts to keep from taxing people more," Helmer said.
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Robt wrote:Anyone out there knows of the chef that elvis tried to
get re-hired as per las vegas show september 1973?
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MauriceinIreland wrote:Doc, What would we do without you?
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Thomas wrote:Please stop. It's annoying. This could be such an interesting thread.
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Scatter wrote:Nice catch Doc.........I hadn't thought of that. Well done.
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drjohncarpenter wrote:Interestingly, had Elvis not survived his drug overdose in late October 1973 -- by all reports, it was close -- this show would've been the last-ever. No Indianapolis 1977, just this crazy Vegas perfromance.
Naturally, his behavior that night would've certainly added fuel to those honing in on the reason for his untimely passing.
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N880EP wrote:EP had indeed had a number of close calls in the years leading up to '77.
'77 was EP's long delayed rendezvous with destiny.
Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:47 am
Cryogenic wrote:And yet, if he had died in 73, we'd have none of that. All of that post-October 73 history has this extra dimension -- if only because it's No Man's Land. Thinking about that takes my breath away.
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Scatter wrote:How do you do
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Ton Bruins wrote:Scott, I just love this show ! It's a special one indeed. I guess Elvis thought he would never return to Vegas again after this show, because I thought that it was after this one that he had his famous "fight" with the Colonel.
Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:10 am
Robert wrote:On the set of Kissin' Cousins, the breaks of his jeep didn't work, causing a near fatal situation.
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The Mario fiasco put Elvis finally in the mood, at that moment, to not want to play Vegas anymore. He was tired of it and he was bored with it. He didn't want to be the one to break his contract, he was trying to piss them off to the point, by insulting Baron Hilton and the Hotel execs, that they would break it and ask him not to come back. That's the way he perated. He was in such a bad mood that he didn't care what he said, what or how he sang. He just thought it was totally unfair what they did to Mario who had been there for such a long time and had served Elvis so well. And it was unfair. Mario didn't ask Elvis to come to his house, Elvis insisted. That was when he thought he had healing powers and went out there and tried to heal Mario's wife. He told some of us to stay out of the room as he knew we thought he was disillusioned about his powers, to say the least. We stayed out by the pool. || I don't recall if Elvis did anything for Mario but I do know that Mario knew what Elvis said on the stage that night. I came back to Memphis a few days after going out to his house with Elvis but I don't recall what happened after that as far as Mario is concerned.
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Xoomer is a major petroleum refining and sales company in the State of San Andreas as depicted in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
It operates a fleet of fuel tankers and maintains filling stations throughout the state. Its filling stations are easily identified and distinguished by a large "X" rotating in front of the filling stations. Carl Johnson's garage in Doherty, San Fierro is a run-down, abandoned Xoomer filling station with a faded sign displaying the company name still visible above where the fuel pumps would have been, but there is no rotating 'X' however as it was likely pulled down when the location was abandoned.
After several missions this old filling station becomes a successful chop-shop/auto garage and also serves as a safehouse, with a garage large enough to hold three vehicles.
Xoomer is most likely a parody of Exxon, as the "X" in "Xoomer" is similar to the double "X" in Exxon's logo. It is never explained why Xoomer abandoned the filling station that becomes Carl Johnson's chop-shop/auto-garage, although damage brought on from the San Andreas Earthquake could be to blame.
Prominent Appearances in Missions
During the mission Wear Flowers in Your Hair, Carl and Truth drive to the Easter Basin, San Fierro Xoomer gas station to pick up Jethro who works as a mechanic at the station. Xoomer is the owner of the truck Carl and Cesar Vialpando steal during the Mike Toreno mission Highjack. In both missions, the company's logo, a large "X" with the name "Xoomer" superimposed, is seen emblazoned on the sides and back of the truck's tank. Furthermore, the trucking missions just outside western Los Santos sometimes require the player to drive a tanker. Invariably, the tanker sports the Xoomer logo on its tank.
The Easter Basin garage is the meeting point for Carl, T-Bone Mendez and Mike Toreno in Outrider, where CJ drives them down the road to Solarin Industries (Shady Industries in the PS2 version).
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- While other Xoomer gas pumps can be destroyed, the ones in Las Venturas cannot.
- Xoomer may be a play on the word, "zoomer", or "exhumer" (a person who digs up bodies).
- Xoomer was called Xenon in the GTA San Andreas internal game files. The Xenon billboard can be seen in San Fierro near ZIP, but only while the game graphics are still loading.
- The Xoomer gas station in Easter Basin is very close to the abandoned Xoomer station in Doherty. The Easter Basin station may have replaced the abandoned station.
- A neon Xoomer sign is in Simeon Yetarian's office at the Premium Deluxe Motorsport in Grand Theft Auto V.
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It's Thursday, and as is traditional, we've spent a fair bit of time this week looking at some very silly things on the internet (who says we don't put in the hours?).
This week's things that made us go lol are listed as follows.
If you want to send us a web curio, tweet us at @econsultancy or @lexx2099, the man that brings you all this insight. Enjoy the severance pay, Matt!
Calming manatee generator of the week
Content marketing at its best from the 'save the manatee' campaign.
Call! Call to the wild and windswept seas with all your might, realease the heartbreaking words upon the storm and summon these lovely wobbly friendly manatees to de-stress.
'David Bowie's 100 favourite books of all time (and he includes VIZ!)' of the week
That magnificent man. Click on his face to read his top 100 books.
Latin Breaking Bad remake of the week
Netflix scored a winner with Breaking Bad, with episodes of the final series available hours after being show in the US. Zeebox and other second screening activities saw incredible amounts of chatter, with care taken of course to avoid the spoiler. Now the series is being remade for Latin America. Check out the familiar yet strange characters and click to read more.
Hypnotic Freddie mercury gif of the week
Although frankly any Freddie gif is solid gold..
Wine society copywriting of the week
The Wine Society's copywriting regularly blows our grape. Here's my favourite copy from their latest email newsletter.
Jaboulet have always been able to source good parcels of old grenache from the slopes of the Ventoux.
'Parcels of old grenache' is simply perfection.
Nearly-built doomsday weapon of the week
Project Pluto. Click the image to find out more.
Andrew Warren-Payne quote of the week
The best utterance from our most English of Analysts. Two winners this week, one culinary, one completely mystifying.
1. My pores are sweating with chorizo, gin and grana padano.
2. This appendage would turn the ass into some low-status sousveillance unicorn.
'Complicated statistical theory explained through the medium of modern dance' of the week
via BoingBoing.
Tumblr of the week
Political blingees! Remember MySpace Zwinkys? Remember when there were credible politicians fighting to better the lot of the common man? Why not remember both? Possibly while weeping. Click to explore.
Going viral near-miss of the week
Does anyone else think that the British transport Police have a really good video sting? Anyway in the immortal words of Alvin Stardust AND Kevin Keegan "You must be out of your tiny minds to cross without looking."
Best US shutdown reportage of the week
I mean, that's pretty amazing isn't it? I wish we could get away with that. Well, apart from posting political blinkies obvs. Props to the NY Daily News.
Econsultancy blog spam comment of the week
Some invaluable NFL knowledge. Posted by 'StatmeltFar' on 10 useful custom Google Analytics reports and dashboards for publisher.
One thing you can count on, is the Broncos NOT going after a big name coach like Gruden, Cowher, Harbaugh etc.
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I don't want to sound negative, but this selection is not really interwebz worthy ...
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We shall endeavour to up our game, of course! If indeed you are regularly reading our interweb roundup and believe it worthy, most weeks, then we shall take that as a feather in our collective cap.
Thanks for reading!
think i've just wasted 2 minutes of my life...!
I think it was worth it for the Freddie Mercury gifs. Have shared with my Queen Fan Club friends :-) Thank you!
Ben, I also like to read your feature on a weekly basis, despite its off-putting title. Can we up our game with regard to this too please???
"Awesome" is possibly one of the most annoying words in the vocabulary at the moment. A word that used to be used to used so frequently by Americans to describe their excitement over "hot dawgs".
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The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, January 7, 1911
The annual turkey supper for the members of the Parish Aid Society was given in the town hall Tuesday evening with a good attendance. After the supper progressive whist occupied the evening.
Mr. Bennett Ockin of Boston, accompanied by a mining expert, is on the island to examine the coal land at the north end of the island. Ockin Brothers of Boston has obtained an option on the land at Conanicut Park property from Curran and Mauran of Providence, who purchased it at auction about a year ago. They have also entered into negotiations for other land, comprising a large tract, and will prospect for coal. Many boring have been made.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, January 2, 1936
There was a large attendance at the New Year's eve dance held under the auspices of Conanicut grange hall. The decorations were green and silver. Noise makers and balloons ushered in the New Year. At midnight a grand march was held with Miss Ida E. Clark and Frank Taylor leading, after which gen eral dancing was resumed, with Bowen's orchestra furnishing music.
From the Newport Daily News, January 3, 1936
The second round in the pool tournament was played at the engine house Thursday. At the conclusion of the games, Chief Marley served frankfurters, rolls and coffee.
From the Newport Daily News, January 4, 1936
One hundred new books for the Jamestown school library have been received, and more will be received later. This was made possible by the fund of $200 appropriated by the town.
Over 52,000 egg masses, representing 13,000,000 potential caterpillars were collected by Jamestown school children in the recent contest of the Jamestown Garden Club to beautify the town by helping to rid it of tent caterpillars.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, January 3, 1961
The Jamestown Lions Club held its annual charity dance on New Year's Eve at Holy Ghost Hall on Narragansett Avenue, with about 150 people attending. Herb Arnold's Hay Shakers provided the music.
From the Newport Daily News, January 5, 1961
Arnold-Zweir Post, American Legion Of Jamestown, met in the Recreation Center last night with Commander Edward Morinho presiding. Plans were made for an auction in the spring. Members of the post have repaired the shelter for school children at the bus stop at the corner of Bryer and Conanicus Avenues. … The Christmas party committee reported that 200 children attended.
From the Newport Daily News, January 7, 1961
The commuter rate for 12-ticket books for the Jamestown Bridge was reduced from $2 to $1.80 by the Bridge Commission last night.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, January 2, 1986
(photo caption) Jamestown Penguins flop about in icy waters at Mackerel Cove to celebrate New Year's Day. More than 300 took to Mackerel Cove's waters for Jamestown Penguins 10th annual plunge to raise money for R.I. Special Olympics.
From the Newport Daily News, January 8, 1986
One lane of Eldred Avenue was blocked for 1 hour this morning about 8:30 after a load of lumber slid off a trailer truck into the road. Police said a load of lumber caked with ice slid through restraining straps as the truck braked to a stop at the North Road traffic light. Most of the lumber landed on the traffi c island at the intersection; some fell under the truck's tires.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
January 5, 1996
A municipal well drilled near the town's unusable South Pond reservoir over the holidays has come up virtually dry. "It's minimal, minimal, definitely less than five gallons a minute," Public Works Steven Goslee said of the well's water output, adding that the flow rate was so low that he had not actually tested it.
At 42 degrees. The water at Mackerel Cove was a bit chilly. But that did not slow down some 400 to 500 revelers who celebrated the arrival of 1996 New Year's Day by participating in the 20th annual Penguin Plunge.
Sixty bird species were spotted n the 11th annual Conanicut Island Christmas Bird Count held Dec. 30. Most notable were: 2 northern shrikes, 1 broadwing hawk, 1 American woodcock, 1 white-crowned sparrow, 2 hermit thrushes, 1 redbreasted nuthatch, 4 red-bellied woodpeckers, 1 red-throated loon, 1 red-necked grebe, and 2 harlequin ducks.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
January 2, 2001
Now that work to replace a portion of decking on the Newport Bridge has wrapped up as of last week, what's next on the agenda for the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority? The authority has just ordered three new de-icing trucks and is installing chemical tanks in North Kingstown and Newport to handle all the ice and snow removed on both the Jamestown and Newport bridges, Bianchi said, noting that the trucks are going to cost $330,000.